Despite growing pressure from doctors and scientists to abandon the relaxation of Covid restrictions over Christmas , the four nations of the United Kingdom have decided to stick largely to the previously agreed plans...
Landmark ruling finds air pollution contributed to 9-year-old girl’s death – BBC News
A coroner has ruled that air pollution contributed to the death of a 9-year-old girl from south London who died following an asthma attack in 2013. It’s a landmark ruling — while the dangers of polluted air are well...
Can common sense guide us out of the coronavirus pandemic? – BBC Newsnight
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged people to keep Christmas celebrations “short” and “small” to reduce the risk of spreading Covid over the festive period, despite growing pressure from...
Istanbul Airport certified 5-star airport by Skytrax
Istanbul Airport has been certified as a five-star airport by London-based air transport rating agency Skytrax.
Jewish converts to Islam on the rise as Israeli group vows to show ‘a way out’
Lehava, an Israeli far-right organisation accused of incitement and terrorism, plans to “help” Israelis who have converted to Islam and “lost their way” by assimilating with “non-Jews.”
Migrants held in inhumane conditions in Saudi detention centre – HRW
Human Rights Watch says a detention centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is holding hundreds of mostly Ethiopian migrant workers in inhumane conditions.
‘Absolutely tragic’ | Hundreds of NYC protesters decry ban on indoor dining due to COVID
Hundreds of restaurant workers rally in central New York, blaming the governor for fresh lockdown restrictions they warn will force most out of business